Check out my volume of fantasy short stories centered on the eerie town, Ridgewood, available in electronic and paperback formats. Get the ebook here: Night of the Hell Hounds and Other Stories from the Ridgewood Chronicles. Get the paperback here: Night of the Hell Hounds and Other Stories from the Ridgewood Chronicles. You can read … Continue reading Check Out My Book of Short Stories
Month: September 2024
Ridgewood Places
Last week, I celebrated my dad’s 90th birthday with him at his cozy one-bedroom apartment. We talked about current and past events, which led us to comparing now to then. He lives in the town he and I grew up in, so we talked a lot about the town’s scenic changes. The question “Do you … Continue reading Ridgewood Places
Ridgewood Beginnings
I was 13 when I created a fictional rural town that became Ridgewood, Pennsylvania. I was an eighth-grade high school student who owned a portable Remington typewriter. That instrument and my imagination allowed me to escape from the ordinary world. I’m not saying my life was boring or difficult, but like the child who turns … Continue reading Ridgewood Beginnings
Baseball Love
Another baseball season is winding down. Some teams will head into playoffs and others will be closing their ballfields and clubhouses until April of next year. It always brings a lump to my throat to see the season end. People ask me what I do in winter when there’s no baseball. I’ll tell you what … Continue reading Baseball Love